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I am not prone to moralize / In scientific doubt / On certain facts that Nature tries / To puzzle us about, -- / For I am no philosopher / Of wise elucidation, / But speak of things as they occur, / From simple observation.
I notice LITTLE things -- to wit: -- / I never missed a train / Because I didn't RUN for it; / I never knew it rain / That my umbrella wasn't lent, -- / Or, when in my possession, / The sun but wore, to all intent, / A jocular expression.